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Episode 173 - On July 6, 2013, in Lac-M\xe9gantic, Quebec, an unattended 73-car freight train carrying crude oil rolled down a grade and derailed downtown, multiple tank cars exploded, resulting in a massive fire. More than 30 buildings in the town's core were destroyed, and, sadly, forty-seven people lost their lives.Sources:[Ville Lac-M\xe9gantic - Une ville \xe0 coeur ouvert][D\xe9raillement mortel d\u2019un train \xe0 Lac-M\xe9gantic - Ville Lac-M\xe9gantic][Balado D\xe9couverte - Le Marcheur d\u2019\xe9toiles | Circuit touristique de Lac-M\xe9gantic][Cinq cl\xe9s pour comprendre la trag\xe9die de Lac-M\xe9gantic | Radio-Canada.ca][10 of Canada\u2019s worst train accidents - Macleans.ca][Firefighter watched ghost train barrel past him moments before Lac-M\xe9gantic derailment | CBC News][Rail at center of Quebec town tragedy and heart of its recovery | Reuters][Lac-Megantic\u2019s resilience tested after \u2018le train d\u2019enfer\u2019 - CentralMaine.com][Summary of Railway Investigation Report R13D0054 - TSB Canada][Railway Investigation Full Report R13D0054 - TSB Canada][Lac-M\xe9gantic MMA Train Accident - 6 July 2013 - YouTube][Audio: Train engineer and railway company talk as Lac-M\xe9gantic burns - The Globe and Mail][Lac-M\xe9gantic engineer Thomas Harding\u2019s firing ruled illegal - Montreal | Globalnews.ca][YouTube - Angry Lac Megantic residents seek answers - Global News][YouTube - Lac-M\xe9gantic News Conference - Investigation Report Release][YouTube - Lac-M\xe9gantic engineer calls released][YouTube - Trag\xe9die Lac M\xe9gantic - Pierre Duquet][YouTube - Incendie \xe0 Lac-M\xe9gantic - username Nitrof Taz][Wayback Machine - Montreal Gazette - Lives lost: Remembering Lac-M\xe9gantic\u2019s victims][Global News Search - Lac-M\xe9gantic][Lac-M\xe9gantic rail disaster - Wikipedia]\nSupport the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices